Cost of living comparison
Austria is 42.6% more expensive than Klaipeda.
If you lived in Austria instead of Klaipeda, you would:
pay 48.8% more for restaurants
Klaipeda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$15.13
€14.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
$9.01
€8.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
€1.90
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$2.40
€2.22
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
Klaipeda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.41
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.45
€5.06
|
$7.30
€6.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
€4.72
|
$5.02
€4.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.50
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.86
€3.59
|
$5.30
€4.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
€0.31
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.35
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 57.1% more for transportation
Klaipeda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.42
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.78
€28.56
|
$48.12
€44.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,889.54
€19,380.27
|
$25,940.65
€24,066.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.14
€7.55
|
$19.81
€18.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Klaipeda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.46
€11.56
|
$37.53
€34.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$426.04
€395.26
|
$743.38
€689.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$332.98
€308.92
|
$621.91
€576.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.25
€118.06
|
$222.11
€206.07
|
|
pay 37.1% more for childcare
Klaipeda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.81
€357.01
|
$416.59
€386.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,947.52
€4,590.06
|
$8,210.34
€7,617.15
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Klaipeda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.87
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
€4.51
|
$6.20
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.19
€40.07
|
$41.56
€38.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$12.77
€11.84
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Klaipeda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$126.44
€117.30
|
$75.76
€70.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.88
€39.78
|
$38.64
€35.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.55
€87.72
|
$85.33
€79.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$201.57
€187.00
|
$110.53
€102.54
|
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